Electrical engineering in industrial projects
Electrical engineers in EPC and industrial sectors work across a broad scope: power distribution, motor control, hazardous area classification, lighting, earthing, and cable routing. The challenge at senior level is demonstrating both technical depth and project delivery capability. Recruiters filling Lead Electrical Engineer positions need candidates who can design, manage teams, coordinate with other disciplines, and interface with clients and vendors.
Key insight: Hazardous area classification (ATEX/IECEx) experience is the single most differentiating skill for electrical engineers in Oil & Gas and chemical sectors. If you have it, lead with it. Most candidates do not.
Electrical Engineer resume example
Career summary
Senior Electrical Engineer with 15+ years in power systems design, hazardous area classification, and electrical installation supervision for refinery, petrochemical, and offshore projects up to €130M. Lead Engineer experience managing teams of 6-10 across FEED and detailed design. Expert in MV/LV power distribution, ATEX/IECEx classification, and protective relay coordination. Combined design office and site commissioning experience.
Career history
Lead Electrical Engineer
Siemens Energy — Germany/Norway | 2020 – 2025
Led 10-person E&I engineering team delivering electrical design for €130M offshore platform modification including 22kV distribution upgrade
Performed hazardous area classification for 14 process areas per IEC 60079-10, achieving zero reclassification requests during HAZOP review
Designed protective relay coordination scheme for 18 MV switchgear panels, reducing fault clearance time by 35% versus existing installation
Managed cable routing design for 120km cable installation across congested brownfield platform, resolving 85 routing clashes through 3D model coordination
CV mistakes Electrical Engineers make
1. Software focus over system knowledge
“Expert in ETAP and Dialux” is a skills section item. “Performed power system study (load flow, short circuit, relay coordination) for 22kV distribution network using ETAP, optimising transformer sizing and reducing CAPEX by €400K” demonstrates applied knowledge.
2. No hazardous area experience highlighted
ATEX and IECEx classification is a specialist skill. If you have it, do not bury it in a skills list. Feature it prominently in your career summary and role achievements.
3. Missing voltage levels
Recruiters need to immediately see what voltage levels you work at. “MV/LV power distribution” is vague. “22kV/6.6kV/400V power distribution across 14 substations” is specific and impressive.
4. No commissioning experience
Electrical engineers with commissioning and energisation experience are significantly more valuable. If you have witnessed FATs, supervised cable testing, or managed energisation sequences, include it.
5. Generic safety statements
Electrical safety is critical. Include specific protocols: isolation procedures, arc flash studies, LOTO programmes, and live working policies you have developed or enforced.
Keywords for Electrical Engineer roles
- Power: MV/LV distribution, transformers, switchgear, MCC, VFD, UPS, diesel generators, power system studies
- Hazardous: ATEX, IECEx, IEC 60079, hazardous area classification, Ex equipment selection, zone drawings
- Analysis: ETAP, SKM, DIgSILENT, load flow, short circuit, relay coordination, arc flash, harmonic analysis
- Installation: cable sizing, cable routing, earthing design, lighting design, cathodic protection
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